Australia floods to worsen; U.S. offers assistance

Flooding is set to worsen in the Australian state of Queensland, threatening to cut off tens of thousands of people as the military is mobilized to airlift supplies and the U.S. offers assistance. Rockhampton, home to 75,000 people about 500 kilometers (300 miles) north of the state capital, Brisbane, may lose its last road access as the Fitzroy River peaks Wednesday in the worst flooding to hit Queensland in 50 years, according to the state government.